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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1986?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1986, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars trined Pluto. Stamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°27' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°06'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1986	Dec 22, 1986 into Capricorn
Moon	18°07'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 7, 1986	Dec 9, 1986 into Aries
Mercury	27°52'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1986	Dec 10, 1986 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°45'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°26'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	14°28'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	12°39'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°10'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°48'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°46'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°44'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 8, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 08:02 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	15°56' Pisces
Dec 8, 23:53 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Stamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.

Born on December 8, 1986?

The Sun, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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